Jalapeno Salsa

 

Over the weekend Mr. Smith and I worked on a little project together. We made his favorite salsa, Jalapeno Salsa found in the Ball Complete Book of Canning, also found on Food.com. It is a really spicy salsa made with a ton of jalapenos but has a really great flavor.  We always double the recipe so that we can have lots on hand, it is that good.

Ingredients:

3 3

Servings Size

• pints
  

Yield: 3 pints

• 3 cups chopped peeled cored tomatoes
• 3 cups chopped jalapeno peppers
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 cup cider vinegar

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in large sauce pot.
2. Bring mixture to a boil.
3. Reduce heat.
4. Simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Ladle hot salsa into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch head space.
6. Adjust 2-piece caps.
7. Process for 15 minutes in boiling-water canner

I had fun prettying up the jars a little. I started out by using the canning templates found at Merriment Design, they are so pretty. I however wanted to put them on the front of my jars rather than the top of the lid so I copied and pasted them into Paint and then stretched them into an oval shape. Very pretty and ready for some gift giving, if I can pry them from Mr. Smith's hands. Maybe we should have tripled the recipe instead of doubling it.

Yes I know I spelled Jalapeno wrong, I  vote we change the spelling because I would have sworn this was right.